This July 2005 photo, supplied by Sony Pictures, shows Audrey Tautou and Tom Hanks outside Paris' Louvre Museum in a scene from Columbia Pictures' 'The Da Vinci Code.'. Moviegoers gave their blessing to the "The Da Vinci Code" over the weekend, spending an estimated $77 million to see the Tom Hanks religious thriller. While the film didn't set a domestic box office record, it was the largest weekend opening of the year so far and became the second largest worldwide release after "Star Wars: Episode III." It garnered some $224 million worldwide, according to Sony Pictures. The film also was the best domestic opening for both Hanks and director Ron Howard. The movie's performance, combined with the family film "Over the Hedge" in second place with $37.2 million, was a welcome contrast to the last two weekends that saw disappointing results from "Mission: Impossible III" and "Poseidon". "'Da Vinci' opening this big just tells you that people do want to go to the movies, they just need the right movie to go," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations. The film received mixed reviews and protesters picketed outside a number of theaters, upset over the story's suggestion that Jesus Christ was married and had a child. But the controversy did little to deter moviegoers, who packed theaters in almost every country the film debuted. The movie also set opening-weekend records in Italy and Spain, Sony Pictures said. "This is a fantastically great surprise for us," said Jeff Blake, vice chairman of Sony Pictures. "This is starting out to be a very good year," studio chief Amy Pascal said. Tom Cruise action film "Mission: Impossible III" crossed the $100 million mark in its third weekend with a total domestic box office take of $103 million.    (Agencies)

上周末，由汤姆·汉克斯主演的宗教惊悚片《达芬奇密码》上映，受到观众的极力捧场。据估计，这部影片创下了约7700万美元的周末票房记录。 虽然未能刷新国内票房纪录，但是《达芬奇密码》却创下了开年以来新片周末首映的最佳纪录，同时它还成为继《星球大战3》之后全球首映票房第二高的影片。据索尼电影公司介绍，目前《达芬奇密码》的全球首映票房已经达到2.24亿美元左右。 同时，对于汤姆·汉克斯和导演朗·霍华德而言，这部新片也创下了他们演艺生涯中国内首映的最佳记录。 家庭片《飞跃篱墙》的票房位于《达芬奇密码》之后，达到3720万美元。与前两个周末的《碟中碟3》和《海神》的低迷票房相比，这两部影片的票房成绩要令人满意的多。 Exhibitor Relations票房统计公司的总裁保尔·杰尔加腊比蒂安说：“《达芬奇密码》首映如此轰动，说明人们并不是不想去电影院看电影，而是愿意去看好的电影。” 人们对《达芬奇密码》的评论褒贬不一，在很多电影院门外还有抗议者示威。这些抗议者们对故事中关于耶稣基督已婚并生有一个孩子的暗示颇为不满。但是对于影片的争议并没有影响观众们看这部片子的热情，影片在每个国家首映时，电影院里几乎都是座无虚席。 索尼电影公司说，这部影片在意大利和西班牙首映时，也开创了周末票房新纪录。 索尼电影公司副主席杰夫·布莱克说：“这对于我们来说简直是一个让人难以置信的大惊喜。” 摄影棚负责人艾米·帕斯卡说：“这是一个好的开始，今年的票房一定会十分喜人。” 汤姆·克鲁斯主演的动作片《碟中碟3》迄今上映三周，上周末国内累计票房突破1亿美元大关，达到1亿300万美元。 (英语点津姗姗编辑)